Geo Synthesizer For iOS – Demo & Details

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Wizdom Music has introduced Geo Synthesizer – a new software synthesizer and MIDI controller for iOS, available now in the App Store for $10.49.

Geo Synthesizer is a collaboration between Wizdom Music’s Jordan Rudess,  Kevin Chartier (MorphWiz, SampleWiz) and Rob Fielding (Mugician). Geo Synthesizer is intended to be an ‘expressive musical instrument specifically created for a multitouch surface’.

Some of the more unique features of Geo Synthesizer are microtonal support, ‘snap speed control’ – which allows for accurate pitch control on a continuously pitched instrument and a unique key layout.

See the demo video above by mvpadrini for a preview of Geo Synthesizer’s patches and potential.  Details on Geo Synthesizer are available below.

Geo Synthesizer is a serious & ambitious software synth – but it’s also one that doesn’t fit neatly into the ‘software synth module’ category, with its alternative keyboard and emphasis on microtonal playing.

If you’ve tried Geo Synthesizer, leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on it!

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Beethoven’s 5th, As Performed By Jordan Rudess

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Sunday Synth Jam: Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess performs his take on Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, using the “brilliantly bizarre” VidRhythm video sampler for iOS.

Note: VidRhythm basically lets you sample video and then uses it to play back from a selection of songs.

SampleWiz Adds MIDI Support (Sneak Preview)

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Jordan Rudess has announced that MIDI support is on the way to SampleWiz:

A sign of things to come. SampleWiz will soon be able to receive MIDI!

I’m using the ultra high speed Iconnect interface!

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No release date for SampleWiz with MIDi support or details on MIDI compatibility have been announced yet.

SampleWiz iOS Sampler Now Available

Jordan Rudess has released SampleWiz, a new sampler for iOS.

“In creating this instrument, I wanted to create something that would appeal to the sonic explorer in all of us,” says Rudess. “Creating a sampler for iOS devices has allowed us to push the boundaries of traditional sampling instruments. From playing a selection of my signature sounds on the SampleWiz keyboard (JR lead anyone?) to getting up close and personal with sounds by playing directly on the waveform screen, our mission was to blow your mind, put a smile on your face, and expand your creativity.”

It’s available now for $9.99 in the App Store. Details below. Continue reading

SampleWiz ‘Coming Soon’, Will ‘Blow Your Mind’

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Here’s a sneak preview of the upcoming SampleWiz – a new sampling instrument for the iPad from Jordan Rudess’s Wizdom Music.

According to Rudess, SampleWiz is coming soon and it will ‘blow your mind’. Continue reading